to appear bigger than it has in nearly

70 years.

So what's going on and what does it mean?

Well, every year or so we have what's called

a Supermoon. Why? Well the moon doesn't orbit

the earth in a perfect circle. It's more of an

ellipse. We have full moons throughout

the year and when the moon is at its

closest and we get a full moon, we call

the Supermoon because it appears

slightly bigger in the sky.

The reason this year's Supermoon is

going to be a big deal is because this year

the moon is going to be the closest it's

been since 1948,

appearing about 14% bigger

than normal.

Instead of looking like this, it's going to

look like this. So it's going to kind of

be a Super Supermoon. The moon will

appear at its largest on early Monday

morning but it should be pretty big on

Sunday night. Now if the weather blocks

the view or you just don't get chance to

see it in november 14, you won't have to

wait another 70 years for your chance to

see a Super Supermoon. The moon is expected to be

roughly this close again in 2034. So

that's the big deal with the moon on

Monday. i'm Jonathan Sobolewski for AL.com